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according to the coroner, 24-year-old diana hanson died quickly from a broken neck. there was no blood when she was attacked by the lion she adored. ted rowlands is live from california with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the coroner says investigators believe that couscous the lion was able to use his paw to get out of a small cage used to keep lions out of the main enclosure while it is cleaned. they say he got out of the cage and was able to then attack his victim, 24-year-old diana hanson. you mentioned the coroner's report. they believe this was such a quick attack that even in the report he went to the length to say he didn't believe diana hanson suffered at all. you can imagine that's comforting to her family. >> there was no blood. they think it was a quick death followed by just some injuries of a lion that was probably just playing too hard. also she was so happy. her last two months there for the internship at cat haven were the happiest of her life. >> john, it is truly amazing to listen to her parents, the way they hav
according to the coroner, 24-year-old diana hanson died quickly from a broken neck. there was no blood when she was attacked by the lion she adored. ted rowlands is live from california with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, john. the coroner says investigators believe that couscous the lion was able to use his paw to get out of a small cage used to keep lions out of the main enclosure while it is cleaned. they say he got out of the cage and was able to then...
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the lion escaped his enclosure and .ed on hanson. they briefed the public before they opened the gates. >>> another story trending last weeks, good reason, a simple act of died than gave a california man the opportunity to say his final good-byes to his dying mother. carey drake was flying lubbock, texas, where his mother was hospitalized, started in san francisco, the first leg of his flight from houston to san fran was delayed. he knew there was no way he could make his connecting flight to lubbock but went united airlines crew saw how distraught he was, they road the connecting flight and the crew on board that plane delayed takeoff for about 20 minutes so that drake could see his mother before she passed away. today, drake had a message of gratitude for the airline. >> me and my family want to say thank you and, you know, you know, when they -- when i realized that they were, you know, trying to help me is when i really became emotional and needed some extra napkins. the compassion was overwhelming. >> and in the end, the end of
the lion escaped his enclosure and .ed on hanson. they briefed the public before they opened the gates. >>> another story trending last weeks, good reason, a simple act of died than gave a california man the opportunity to say his final good-byes to his dying mother. carey drake was flying lubbock, texas, where his mother was hospitalized, started in san francisco, the first leg of his flight from houston to san fran was delayed. he knew there was no way he could make his connecting...
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according to the coroner diana hanson died quickly from a broken neck. there was no blood drawn when the 350-pound african lion escaped from the cage and attacked her in a larger enclosure. she was working at the cat haven sanctuary for two months. his father said she was never happy but said her love for big cats made him nervous. >> that always a got me, her in the cage. it always scared me. i had a bad premonition some day those animals could turn on her. she was fearless. no more afraid of the lions and tigers than she was of a house cat. >> paul hanson said his daughter died doing what she loved most and that's helping him deal with the terrible loss. >> he has such strength. >>> the funeral for hugo chavez appears -- is in a few hours. 54 international delegations and 22 heads of state will attend. among those, mahmoud ahmadinejad and raul castro. already 2 million venezuelans traveled to see his body. he died at 58 on tuesday, following a long battle with cancer. the vice president will be sworn in as interim president. that's happening tonight. h
according to the coroner diana hanson died quickly from a broken neck. there was no blood drawn when the 350-pound african lion escaped from the cage and attacked her in a larger enclosure. she was working at the cat haven sanctuary for two months. his father said she was never happy but said her love for big cats made him nervous. >> that always a got me, her in the cage. it always scared me. i had a bad premonition some day those animals could turn on her. she was fearless. no more...
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a 24-year-old intern, diana hanson, died this week. she worked with animals at a big cat sanctuary in california. she was attacked and killed by a 350-pound lion, jeff. in these pictures you can see she is familiar with the big cat, scary cat. everyone has been asking. it sounds a bit odd to most people. why would someone put themselves in danger, in with an animal like this? is it something that some people just are prone to doing and others would not do? >> well, that's a great question. when we talked about this neuro transmitter, dopamine, we know that there are some people who have a higher threshold to get this neuro transmitter to be released to feel pleasure. she could have been one of those people. she needs more risks. she needs more thrills to do that. but what we know about her, what her father has said, was that this was a woman, even as a child, who was fascinated by big cats. and so she did something that she really liked, and she packed a lot of life into a very short amount of time. and why he feels at peace with the f
a 24-year-old intern, diana hanson, died this week. she worked with animals at a big cat sanctuary in california. she was attacked and killed by a 350-pound lion, jeff. in these pictures you can see she is familiar with the big cat, scary cat. everyone has been asking. it sounds a bit odd to most people. why would someone put themselves in danger, in with an animal like this? is it something that some people just are prone to doing and others would not do? >> well, that's a great...
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are now saying this lion somehow escaped its feeding cage wednesday, moved into this larger pen where hanson was cleaning and quickly attacked her. >> quick suffocation, and neck fracture. there was no blood. and they think it was a quick death followed by just some injuries of the lion that was probably just playing too hard. >> dianna's family released a statement to us. they say they know in their hearts dianna has no regret and would be upset to hear the lion was shot. >>> there she goes. west virginia, standing room only as this memorial bridge came crashing down. you hear the cheers. a lot of people standing by to watch. world war ii veterans, some of the city's vips cheered as an explosion brought the aging bridge down, soon to be replaced by a brand-new one. ♪ amazing grace >>> that spiritual hymn got the 82-year-old woman dragged off, you see the surveillance video here, cell phone video, dragged off this miami train by security, a passenger caught the whole thing on a cell phone last month. the security guard said emma anderson broke a no singing rule. mayor carlos jimenez apolog
are now saying this lion somehow escaped its feeding cage wednesday, moved into this larger pen where hanson was cleaning and quickly attacked her. >> quick suffocation, and neck fracture. there was no blood. and they think it was a quick death followed by just some injuries of the lion that was probably just playing too hard. >> dianna's family released a statement to us. they say they know in their hearts dianna has no regret and would be upset to hear the lion was shot....